2016
- Buckingham Palace, Rod Stewart was knighted on October 11. He became
Sir Roderick David Stewart with his family in attendance.

2016
- The Who at Desert Trip Music Festival, Coachella, California. Also
performing over two weekends were the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney,
Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Roger Waters. The average age of the performers
was 72.

2016
- The Rolling Stones at Desert Trip for two weekends in October also
announced their forthcoming 23rd studio album of blues tunes, "Blue
and Lonesome" due out December 2nd.

2016
- Robert Plant will perform seven charity concerts in the US in 2017
to support educational programs for displaced people in 45 countried
worldwide.

2016
- A 40th anniversary commemoration of the death of Marc Bolan (T-Rex)
will be held in London next year September 15, 2017.

2016
- Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow to release "Memories in Rock: Live
in Germany" will feature a dozen Rainbow and Deep Purple tracks.
Due out November 18.

2016
- David Bowie, born David Robert Jones, passed away from pancreatic
cancer that spread to his liver, on January 10. He was a musical innovator
bringing visual presentation to the musical stage. He knew of his terminal
illness for a year and worked hard to finish his last album "Blackstar"
which was released two day before his death.